Did anyone see the show I Am My Own Twin on the Discovery Channel? It was about "a person composed of two genetically distinct types of cells." Apparently, sometimes two eggs in the womb merge into one, making a person, well its own twin. The person has two different types of DNA.
A woman who had it almost got her kids taken away from her because a DNA test couldn't prove that they were hers since that identifying DNA was "hiding" in only certain body parts.
I may have gotten some of the facts confused. Here is a link:
http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=8905
A woman who had it almost got her kids taken away from her because a DNA test couldn't prove that they were hers since that identifying DNA was "hiding" in only certain body parts.
I may have gotten some of the facts confused. Here is a link:
http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=8905